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Chapter 6 - Education and Examination Regulations elective cannot be granted. f. By notifying the Board of Examiners, a student can cancel enrolment in an elective course anytime up to and including the second meeting of a course of at least 4 meetings, or up to and including the first meeting of a shorter course, or during the first week of an individually-designed elective. g. For elective courses in which a grade is given, this grade will appear on the transcript but is not included in the grade point average. h. There is no limitation on the number of elective courses students in any specialization may take; however, credits obtained from elective courses cannot be used to substitute for credits that must be obtained from required courses or parts of the curriculum. 135 Article 4 Attendance Requirements 1. Where attendance of at least 85% of meetings is mandatory, the following applies: • of a total of 18 meetings: at least 15 meetings; • of a total of 16 or 17 meetings: at least 14 meetings; • of a total of 15 meetings: at least 13 meetings; • of a total of 14 meetings: at least 12 meetings; • of a total of 13 meetings: at least 11 meetings; • of a total of 12 meetings: at least 10 meetings; • of a total of 11 or 10 meetings: at least 9 meetings; • of a total of 9 meetings: at least 8 meetings • of a total of 8 meetings: at least 7 meetings; • of a total of 7 meetings: at least 6 meetings; • of a total of 6 meetings: at least 5 meetings; • In the case of 5 or fewer meetings there is an attendance obligation of 100%. 2. Attendance will be registered on a form, which is transmitted to the education office at the end of the course or training. 3. If a student has not complied with the attendance requirements, the relevant course will not be registered as having been passed. Article 5 Compensatory Assignment In order to qualify for a compensatory assignment a student must apply for this within two weeks after the course is finished by filling in the form Request Compensatory Assignment Insufficient Attendance (to be collected at the education desk) and handing it in at the education desk (Universiteitssingel 40) during opening hours. The student will receive a receipt, with the deadline for handing in the assignment on it. The assignment must be handed in to the course coordinator within four weeks after it has been given to the student. If this compensatory assignment is considered to be satisfactory the student will be considered to have complied with the attendance requirements and the provisional result of the course examination shall be ratified. If the request for a compensatory assignment has not been submitted in time and/or more than one meeting above what is allowed has been missed, the compensatory assignment will not be given and the provisional result of the course examination will be annulled. The student will then have to comply with the attendance obligation and take the course
Prospectus Research Master Psychology 2008 • 2009 examination in the following academic year. A student can qualify for a compensatory assignment at the most three times per academic year. 136 Article 6 Requirements for the Research Master’s Degree in Cognitive Neuroscience, Fundamental Neuroscience, Neuropsychology and Psychopathology. The awarding of the Research Master’s degree and the issuing of the relevant Diploma will take place when proof of having passed all parts of the examination mentioned in article 2 have been obtained: 1. At least sufficient marks for each of the assessments; 2. Proof of satisfactory performance for all practical training sessions that are part of the education; 3. Compliance with the attendance requirement for all courses and practical training sessions; 4. Proof of satisfactory completion of the research internship, research proposal and the Master’s thesis; 5. Where applicable, proof of satisfactory completion of all components of the clinical internship, the clinical research proposal and the Minor’s thesis. Article 7 With Distinction Degree Completion 1. Degree completion “with distinction” is attached to the Research Master’s examination, if each of the following requirements has been met: a. A weighted grade point average (GPA) of at least 8.0 for all parts of the Research Master’s examination that are assessed on a ten-point scale. Furthermore, all assessments must be passed on the first attempt. b. Weighting of course grades occurs according to the credits obtained in each course (see also Article 2.3). c. Master’s thesis: a score of at least 8.0 or, where applicable, the proportional average of the scores for the Master’s thesis and the Minor’s thesis is at least 8.0. d. In the calculation of the overall GPA, thesis grades are weighted as follows: the Master’s thesis is equivalent to 12 European credits; for students writing both a Master’s and a Minor’s thesis, the Master’s thesis is equivalent to 12 credits and the Minor’s thesis to 4 credits. Article 8 Exemptions 1. Request for exemption from taking an assessment or undergoing another part of the examination on the strength of what has been determined by law will be submitted to the Board of Examiners. Written proof must be submitted to support the request. 2. The Board of Examiners makes a substantiated decision within four weeks after having received the request. The Board of Examiners is entitled to extend this period of four weeks by a period it determines. The student will be informed of the Board of Examiners’ decision in writing. 3. No credits will be awarded for the parts of the examination for which exemption has been granted.
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